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nbc news is able to report tonight that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother acted alone, they learned to build pressure cooker bombs over the internet, and were motivated by a desire to defend islam because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. now, that early reporting may prove to be wrong. it may prove that the suspect retracts those statements later or maybe he's lying or he might be confused. but there is a small but significant cornerstone to build from that was not there before. we have left the realm of pure, complete speculation inside which would be frankly irresponsible to address questions of motives in the first place. in the case of dzhokhar tsarnaev even as we learn more about him and his life leading up to the bombing and what he is telling investigators, the question of why is intensely mysterious. if you spend some time on his twitter page as i did on the day it was first reported that he was a suspect, you'll find a teenager who mostly seems interested in stuff like weed, hip hop, girls, cars. it does not read like the twitter feed of someone who
nbc news is able to report tonight that dzhokhar tsarnaev has told investigators he and his brother acted alone, they learned to build pressure cooker bombs over the internet, and were motivated by a desire to defend islam because of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. now, that early reporting may prove to be wrong. it may prove that the suspect retracts those statements later or maybe he's lying or he might be confused. but there is a small but significant cornerstone to build from that was not...
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brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> and a reminder, right here nbc news will have live coverage of the president's state of the union address tuesday night beginning at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific, right here on nbc. >>> drama on the high seas now. right now a carnival cruise ship is adrift in the gulf of mexico after fire broke out in its engine room sunday. the fire which was extinguished left the carnival "triumph" without propulsion and running on emergency power. none of the more than 4,000 passengers or crew was hurt. the ship towed to a port. >>> a cable snapped during a safety drill on a ship in the canary islands. trapped crew, killing five. no passengers were hurt. >>> okay, so it was an incredible weekend for weather. so -- incredible weekend. tons of snow. and -- >> yes. that made for tornadoes yesterday, and we continue today. a busy weather week. it start this morning. 15 tornado reports yesterday, mostly the mississippi area. a lot of these were most likely the same tornado that was seen by different people, called a long-track tornado. sometimes looks like a wedge to
brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> and a reminder, right here nbc news will have live coverage of the president's state of the union address tuesday night beginning at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific, right here on nbc. >>> drama on the high seas now. right now a carnival cruise ship is adrift in the gulf of mexico after fire broke out in its engine room sunday. the fire which was extinguished left the carnival "triumph" without propulsion and running on emergency...
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nbc news did not confirm that report. another report that dzhokhar sold pot on campus prior to the bombings and he sold that to make money to get by. joe biden is expected to attend a memorial service for sean collier killed by the bombing suspects allegedly and more healing. boylston street reopened earlier this morning. crews removed the barriers around 3:00 a.m. the site of the first explosion has been repaved and surrounded by construction cones. we'll hear from pete williams tracking down a new lead in this case. we'll get pete on as soon as we can. first, to the possible miscommunication and breakdown between intelligence and other federal officials. lawmakers learned yesterday homeland security was pinged when tamerlan tsarnaev went to russia but they didn't tell the fbi. here's republican congressman michael mccaul on "the daily rundown." >> we talked a lot about connecting the dots and stovepipes after 9/11 and here we are 12 years later and the fact remains it's still not working. >> joining me right now is inde
nbc news did not confirm that report. another report that dzhokhar sold pot on campus prior to the bombings and he sold that to make money to get by. joe biden is expected to attend a memorial service for sean collier killed by the bombing suspects allegedly and more healing. boylston street reopened earlier this morning. crews removed the barriers around 3:00 a.m. the site of the first explosion has been repaved and surrounded by construction cones. we'll hear from pete williams tracking down...
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>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio, 1a. >> hello, everybody. it's wines-day wednesday, just in time for me to feel better. i want to thank all of you for the best wishes yesterday. i didn't tell everybody i wasn't feeling well for sympathy. i just wanted to create suspense that i might barf at some point in the hour. >> you're all back? >> it's one of those things where i thought you never know how it's going to go. i found the key is less than 24 hours, just drink water. no fizzy stuff, no crackers, don't do anything. >> sometimes that works. you don't put anything that might have a desire to come up. thanks, everybody. >> a.j. clemente was the anchor at bismarck. >> for one day. >> it ended quickly. it ended in a matter of seconds. >> morality failed for all of us. >> he cursed on the air. his explanation was they came on 30 seconds before they were supposed to and he was unaware they were on the air. he was cursing, because he was trying to pronounce the name of the marathon winner. he couldn't say
>>> from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb. live from studio, 1a. >> hello, everybody. it's wines-day wednesday, just in time for me to feel better. i want to thank all of you for the best wishes yesterday. i didn't tell everybody i wasn't feeling well for sympathy. i just wanted to create suspense that i might barf at some point in the hour. >> you're all back? >> it's one of those things where i thought you never know how it's...
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nbc news/wall street journal poll showing president obama's job approval rating has fallen below 50%. more than two-thirds support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers. >>> anthony weiner is eyeing for run for new york city. he resigned after being cut in a sexting scandal. >>> and no leftover money from his failed campaign to sarah palin. the unspent $1.3 million was put in an account for future mcclain political runs >> the official dedication ceremony will be held next month. >> rand paul delivered a speech at howard university wednesday where he was again put in the spotlight over civil rights. >> i've never waivered in my support for civil rights or the civil rights act. the dispute, if there is one, has always been about how much of the remedy should come under federal or state or private purview. >> you might remember the issue dog paws ultimately successful 120 senate campaign. the group mayors against gun violence targeted florida senator marco rubio. it slams rubio saying his presidential ambitions make florida less safe. >>> and joe barton citing the old testam
nbc news/wall street journal poll showing president obama's job approval rating has fallen below 50%. more than two-thirds support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers. >>> anthony weiner is eyeing for run for new york city. he resigned after being cut in a sexting scandal. >>> and no leftover money from his failed campaign to sarah palin. the unspent $1.3 million was put in an account for future mcclain political runs >> the official dedication ceremony...
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a senior official tells nbc news, the subpoena was necessary to avoid a, quote, substantial threat to the integrity of an ongoing investigation. that investigation is linked to the leak of information about a cia operation in yemen that stopped a terrorist attack. as many as six a.p. reporters who worked on that story were among those targeted by the government. and in a letter to attorney general eric holder, the a.p.'s president writes, in part, there can be no possible justification for such an overboard collection of the telephone communications of the associated press and its reporters. we regard this action by the department of justice as a serious interference with a.p.'s constitutional rights to gather and report the news, end quote. while the white house says it had no knowledge of the seizure, the obama administration has taken significant steps in recent years to investigate the disclosure of classified information. coming up on "morning joe," we'll get more on the a.p.'s response, with executive editor kathleen carole. >>> president obama stayed out of the irs scandal unti
a senior official tells nbc news, the subpoena was necessary to avoid a, quote, substantial threat to the integrity of an ongoing investigation. that investigation is linked to the leak of information about a cia operation in yemen that stopped a terrorist attack. as many as six a.p. reporters who worked on that story were among those targeted by the government. and in a letter to attorney general eric holder, the a.p.'s president writes, in part, there can be no possible justification for such...
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ambassador susan rice, rg3, and ken strickland, the washington bureau chief for nbc news. jim handly talked with ken about the career path that brought him to his leadership role. >> reporter: he oversees the nbc news bureau in the nation's capitca capital feeding news out. it's around the clock in this room. >> all the assignments get doled out from here. so who's going to go where, where the crews are corresponds to what story, it all happens right now. on a big day, this is the place you want to be, just to see all the activity. >> reporter: ken strickland wore a lot of hats before he took the helm. he's been in the tv trenches, editing, producing, on-air analysis. >> i think it all works together, you can appreciate what everybody else does. television is a team sport. i always feel like -- i tell them all the time, i work for you, my job is to make sure there's nothing that keeps you from doing your job. >> reporter: it's a long way from his early days, local tv in birmingham, nashville, then onto the network in 1995. his third day on the job for snubs -- >> we're goi
ambassador susan rice, rg3, and ken strickland, the washington bureau chief for nbc news. jim handly talked with ken about the career path that brought him to his leadership role. >> reporter: he oversees the nbc news bureau in the nation's capitca capital feeding news out. it's around the clock in this room. >> all the assignments get doled out from here. so who's going to go where, where the crews are corresponds to what story, it all happens right now. on a big day, this is the...
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. >> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high-definition. >> [ bleep ]. >> yep. that was an f-bomb. his bosses were not amused. clemente was first suspended. then, he was ultimately fired from his job yesterday. >> it couldn't get any worse for a.j. clemente. unbelievable. >> oh, yes, it could. he then led the starring role on last night's letterman's show. quote, your top ten signs your first day as news anchor didn't go well. >> it could have been me. >> heart goes out to him. >> heart goes out to him. very first anchorman job. the weather man tells you to expect an 80% chance of unemployment. number four, last story of the broadcast, announced a job opening for news anchor. and the number one sign your first day as a news anchor didn't go well, aspired to be the next ernie anastos. >> it takes a tough man to make a tender forecast, nick. >> [ bleep ]. >> all right. >> oh, my goodness. >> yikes. >> wow. with any luck someone will take pity on his poor soul and give him a chance somewhere. >> that's going to be a rough one. he's famous now. >> i know. famous for
. >> nbc north dakota news, your news leader in high-definition. >> [ bleep ]. >> yep. that was an f-bomb. his bosses were not amused. clemente was first suspended. then, he was ultimately fired from his job yesterday. >> it couldn't get any worse for a.j. clemente. unbelievable. >> oh, yes, it could. he then led the starring role on last night's letterman's show. quote, your top ten signs your first day as news anchor didn't go well. >> it could have been...
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>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yeah. >> uh-huh. >> it's thirst-day thursday. it's dreary and a little drizzly around here, may 9th, but we have a song in our heart. >> we are full of sunshine. >> how are you? are you doing well? >> i'm good. your cards match your dress. oh, my god! it is almost a perfect -- >> a tad off. >> so you were busy yesterday because you were reunited with your old lover. ♪ and it feels so good >> they called us both and you said politely no, they don't want me and that's not true. >> "access hollywood live" wanted you. >> they're doing their show here right across the street. they said would you come by and surprise regis. so what am i going to do? i love the rege-man, so we went. >> she's doing so great with hoda. i can't even get her name right. i love her, she's great. they're great together. >> see what she used to do for him? >> i need to step up my game. >> this is a great lead-in for your show. >> yeah. >> they're getting stronger all the time. >> t
>> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> oh, yeah. >> uh-huh. >> it's thirst-day thursday. it's dreary and a little drizzly around here, may 9th, but we have a song in our heart. >> we are full of sunshine. >> how are you? are you doing well? >> i'm good. your cards match your dress. oh, my god! it is almost a perfect -- >> a tad off. >> so you...
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nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: nbc news examined documents on drone attacks in 2010 and 2011. location, death tolls, terrorist affiliations but they reveal what u.s. officials don't know like how many killed. between seven and ten in one strike, 20 to 22 in another. u.s. officials do seem certain they almost never kill civilians. in those 114 strikes, only one acknowledged civilian casualty. >> they want to maintain the myth that civilians are not harmed which is simply implausible. >> reporter: about a quarter of those killed are described generically as quote other militants. it suggest u.s. officials don't always know exactly how many or who they are killing. sometimes targeting suspects based on what's called a signature terrorist profile, where they live, who they meet, who they talk to. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. >>> now it's time for sports and for all the latest headlines i'm joined by alex witt. >> in a moment to cherish, office donohue was chosen to serve as the bruins honorary banner captain. he was not during the boston mar
nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: nbc news examined documents on drone attacks in 2010 and 2011. location, death tolls, terrorist affiliations but they reveal what u.s. officials don't know like how many killed. between seven and ten in one strike, 20 to 22 in another. u.s. officials do seem certain they almost never kill civilians. in those 114 strikes, only one acknowledged civilian casualty. >> they want to maintain the myth that civilians are not...
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brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> and a reminder here, we'll have live coverage of the president's state of the union address tomorrow night beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. >>> drama on the high satisfies. a carnival cruise ship is adrift in the gulf of mexico. it is running on emergency power. the more than 4,000 passengers or crew are not hurt. they're expecting to tow it to a mexican port by wednesday. >>> a british cruise ship is being docked. crew members were trapped beneath a safety boat. >>> and now here is your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. south carolina republican senator lindsay gram is threatening to block the nominations of defense secretary chuck hagel and john brennan. graham says he wants more info about the september 11th attack in benghazi, libya, including what president obama did that night. >>> republican senator john mccain said he is leaning towards not voting for chuck hagel. he said hagel was wrong to oppose the troop surge in iran. >>> nevada assembly man steven brooks who was arrested last month has been arrested again
brian moore, nbc news, washington. >>> and a reminder here, we'll have live coverage of the president's state of the union address tomorrow night beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. >>> drama on the high satisfies. a carnival cruise ship is adrift in the gulf of mexico. it is running on emergency power. the more than 4,000 passengers or crew are not hurt. they're expecting to tow it to a mexican port by wednesday. >>> a british cruise ship is being docked. crew...
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. >> a senior defense official tells nbc news there are 114 national guard sites not complying with the policy. >>> the skies might be friendlier soon after a decision from the faa. airline passengers will now be allowed to use smart phones, tablets and ereaders on board that includes takeoff and landing as long as everything is in airplane mode. but you still can't make calls or send text messages. many are clamoring to be the first. >>> the new york police department's controversial stop and frisk policy is back in the news. a federal paerls court has put a stop to a major yefr hall of the program. in august, the judge ruled the practice violated civil r50i9s, but the decision late thursday keeps it going for now. opponents contend it unfairly targets minority its, while police say it's vital for security. the judge who struck down the policy is off the case. appeals court says she improperly steered the case for her bench. >>> major bombshells are reviewed about the 2012 presidential election in the soon to be released book "doubledown oi "doubledown," the see get to game change. the
. >> a senior defense official tells nbc news there are 114 national guard sites not complying with the policy. >>> the skies might be friendlier soon after a decision from the faa. airline passengers will now be allowed to use smart phones, tablets and ereaders on board that includes takeoff and landing as long as everything is in airplane mode. but you still can't make calls or send text messages. many are clamoring to be the first. >>> the new york police department's...
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the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows backing for the tea party at an all-time low. meanwhile, president obama's approval rating has actually gone up. when asked what they want to happen in the midterm elections, 47% said they'd like to see democrats take control of congress and in 36 house districts surveyed by public policy polling for moveon.org, 29 democratic incumbents are vulnerable. democrats need 17 seats to win a yort in the house. more troubling of gop, seven of those fell behind after respondents were told that their representative had supported the shutdown. so, with republicans strategy or lack thereof creating an opening for the democratic party in 2014, could we see a wave election like the 2006 midterm? well, we're going straight to the man who knows. joining me now, congressman steve israel, democrat from new york and chairman of the democratic congressional campaign campaign. thank you so much, congressman, for joining us. >> thank you, karen. >> can we just start with sort of where we are? there was a lot of back and forth this morning but it seems
the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows backing for the tea party at an all-time low. meanwhile, president obama's approval rating has actually gone up. when asked what they want to happen in the midterm elections, 47% said they'd like to see democrats take control of congress and in 36 house districts surveyed by public policy polling for moveon.org, 29 democratic incumbents are vulnerable. democrats need 17 seats to win a yort in the house. more troubling of gop, seven...
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with us today, howard fineman with "the huffington post," news,o'donnell with nbc s.e. cupp with msnbc and joe klein with "time magazine." up, hillary clinton's in the news and that brings up her future presidential plans. to decide whether or not to make it official to run again. howard, this is the great question. do you expect her to run? >> i do, no doubt. chris: kelly? that way. chris: what a perfectly careful comment. absolutely. chris: that's what i like. >> yeah, if her health is fine. chris: and your concern about her health? >> i don't know. period. through a tough i think she needed a lot of rest but if she's rested, she's running. and howard, you were here on this show, we're looking back and looking forward at the time, along with andrea mitchell was here. it was just before the iowa caucus, five years ago in 2008, ended up losing the iowa caucuses to barack most didn't expect but here's how we looked at it ahead of that time on our show weekend before the 2008 iowa caucasian. >> howard, you're fresh in from iowa, spent lots of time out there. which way's t
with us today, howard fineman with "the huffington post," news,o'donnell with nbc s.e. cupp with msnbc and joe klein with "time magazine." up, hillary clinton's in the news and that brings up her future presidential plans. to decide whether or not to make it official to run again. howard, this is the great question. do you expect her to run? >> i do, no doubt. chris: kelly? that way. chris: what a perfectly careful comment. absolutely. chris: that's what i like....
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joining me today here in new york city, nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert, and misterrorism expert michael leiter, and bob herbert, a distinguished senior fellow at dimos. >>> let's go to kristin welker for more. >> reporter: alex, good afternoon. here's what we know at this hour. this letter was received yesterday at an off-site mail facility. i want to emphasize that. it did not get close to the white house. it's typical for letters sent to this facility to undergo a screening. during that process, it was discovered that a letter addressed to president obama did contain a suspicious substance action as you mentioned, similar to the letter that was sent to senator wicker. so right now secret service is working in concert with the fbi, with the capitol police, to determine exactly who sent this letter why and what the motive is. we are expecting press secretary jay carney to deliver his daily briefing. i want to make sure this is very clear. this was a scheduled briefing for 11:45, so we expect him to come out at any minute. he will undoubtedly get a number of questions abou
joining me today here in new york city, nbc news capitol hill correspondent luke russert, and misterrorism expert michael leiter, and bob herbert, a distinguished senior fellow at dimos. >>> let's go to kristin welker for more. >> reporter: alex, good afternoon. here's what we know at this hour. this letter was received yesterday at an off-site mail facility. i want to emphasize that. it did not get close to the white house. it's typical for letters sent to this facility to...
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nbc bay area news. >>> an active weekend coming up across the area. coming up at 11:00, troubling new details about a union city school teacher accused of molesting children. >>> welcome back to a special early edition of nbc bay area news. tonight he saw a movie with his friends. "iron man 3." the 12-year-old who was injured in the boston bombings is getting his life back to normal. we heard from aaron hearn. tonight we hear from his parents. >> he's a pretty tough kid. i mean, if anybody could handle something like this, he has the right kind of make-up to do it. >> reporter: aaron hearn's parents say their son's condition is improving by leap and bounds themselves released these photos of the boy celebrating his birthday at home just a couple of weeks after getting badly injured in the boston marathon bomb ÷qblast. >> a couple days ago we had the staples removed. he had 86 staples removed from him. >> reporter: his parents spoke at length for the first time about the ordeal their families endured. his father recalling his son's wounds when he fir
nbc bay area news. >>> an active weekend coming up across the area. coming up at 11:00, troubling new details about a union city school teacher accused of molesting children. >>> welcome back to a special early edition of nbc bay area news. tonight he saw a movie with his friends. "iron man 3." the 12-year-old who was injured in the boston bombings is getting his life back to normal. we heard from aaron hearn. tonight we hear from his parents. >> he's a pretty...
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. >> reporter: and tonight, a top white house adviser tells nbc news that the president has finished writing his remarks for his inaugural address tomorrow that he will deliver shortly after completing the ceremonial oath of office. and then, tomorrow night, the obamas, lester, will celebrate with two inaugural balls, compared to ten four years ago. >> all right, peter, thank you. >>> and washington is getting ready for the spectacle that brings at least a sense of unity to this city once every four years. nbc's kelly o'donnell is outside the capitol with that story. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is where it all happens for what is the grandest photo op in american politics. tomorrow, we will see the president walk through that red drape behind me and he will take the ceremonial oath and deliver his inaugural address at the front of that stage. just final touches to go. and counting down to that moment, there was actually plenty to see today. save all the pageantry for tomorrow. ♪ this day before the big show is a street fair. ♪ >> it's just awesome
. >> reporter: and tonight, a top white house adviser tells nbc news that the president has finished writing his remarks for his inaugural address tomorrow that he will deliver shortly after completing the ceremonial oath of office. and then, tomorrow night, the obamas, lester, will celebrate with two inaugural balls, compared to ten four years ago. >> all right, peter, thank you. >>> and washington is getting ready for the spectacle that brings at least a sense of unity to...
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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> big news in the world of education. federal officials say the high school graduation rate is going up. the nationwide average climbed to just above 78% in 2010, the last year with numbers available. there's a lot of work yet to be done. but it's the highest it's been since 1974. the main reason, they say, fewer jobs out there to tempt young people to leave high school. >>> still ahead as we continue on a tuesday evening, a major breakthrough regarding a big worry for a lot of parents, a lot of athletes, detecting the damage done by concussions and what could happen then later in life. >>> then later on, why beyonce's fans along with millions of inauguration viewers are saying, say it ain't so. >>> as we mentioned, there's news tonight on the subject of concussions which are finally getting a lot more attention of late among athletes and among parents. up till now, there's been no good way to figure out how much damage has been done after a concussion exactly. but ucla researchers working with some former nfl players may
andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> big news in the world of education. federal officials say the high school graduation rate is going up. the nationwide average climbed to just above 78% in 2010, the last year with numbers available. there's a lot of work yet to be done. but it's the highest it's been since 1974. the main reason, they say, fewer jobs out there to tempt young people to leave high school. >>> still ahead as we continue on a tuesday evening, a major...
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joining now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman mojadine. >> we talk about the obama doctrine and the difficulties in articulating a broad set of foreign policy goals. that is infinitely compounded given the state of play and also changing leadership in the middle east. give us the latest from egypt where things are certainly in a state of turmoil. what's your read on how this affects president morsi's grip on power. >> you know, when the news came out, it is importantly linked to the united states because the defense secretary here, or the minister of defense, the head of the armed forces, came out with this statement saying that the country was on the verge of collapse. the state was on the verge of collapse if the country cooperate reconcile its political differences. now, why we say that's important is because the egyptian military receives close to $1.5 billion from the u.s. government. and hadz a close working relationship with the u.s. military. you get a sense of how important this state institution is to the overall affects here on the ground in egypt, and the kind of
joining now from cairo is nbc news foreign correspondent amman mojadine. >> we talk about the obama doctrine and the difficulties in articulating a broad set of foreign policy goals. that is infinitely compounded given the state of play and also changing leadership in the middle east. give us the latest from egypt where things are certainly in a state of turmoil. what's your read on how this affects president morsi's grip on power. >> you know, when the news came out, it is...
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he is just getting started. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is inauguration day. we are checking on the area roads. 36 on 295 because of an earlier accident at powder mill road. there was an overturned a vehicle. it is starting to get a little better. you may want to consider 95 as your alternate. those delays continued down towards powder mill road. we'll keep a close eye on the error roads down towards the d.c. region. 55 on the west side of the beltway. 54 on the j.f.x. no problems on 95 out of the northeast. seven minutes from the split down to the fort mchenry. 895 in great shape. the area bridges running smoothly. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we have some cloud cover this morning. things are about to change in the atmosphere. jessamy high, thin clouds cutting across the area --just some high, thin clouds. we are watching a clipper storm coming out of the great lakes. this is the leading edge of this arctic air mass that will arrive tonig
he is just getting started. >> tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. it is inauguration day. we are checking on the area roads. 36 on 295 because of an earlier accident at powder mill road. there was an overturned a vehicle. it is starting to get a little better. you may want to consider 95 as your alternate. those delays continued down towards powder mill...
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. >>> also nbc news has exclusive details about why u.s. special forces abandoned that raid in somalia. the target there was a top commander in al shabaab, the terror group behind the deadly mall massacre in kenya. they made a beach landing in darkness. a member of al shabaab noticed them while he was outside smoking a cigarette and alerted colleagues. the s.e.a.l.s found themself under fire. [ female announcer ] made just a little sweeter... because all these whole grains aren't healthy unless you actually eat them ♪ multigrain cheerios. also available in delicious peanut butter. healthy never tasted so sweet. we'll take something tasty and healthy. ♪ must be the honey! ♪ there's a party going on in your cereal bowl ♪ ♪ o's can help lower cholesterol ♪ ♪ oh why does it taste so great? ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! congestion, for the smog. but there are a lot of people that do ride the bus. and now that the buses are running on natural gas, they don't throw out as much pollution into the air. so i feel good. i feel like i'm
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reporting from washington, d.c., for all of us at nbc news, good night.
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nbc news has not been able to verify its authenticity. inside the plant, soldiers found an arsenal of weapons left by the militants. hostages tell of extreme brutality of having explosives strapped to their chest. david cameron, british prime minister, outraged. >> we need to work with others to defeat the terrorists. >> reporter: burnt-out wreckage sits on the road close to the plant and the algerian army continues to search the site. they fear terrorists may still be hiding out. >>> a scary moment in bulgaria as a gunman tries to assassinate a politician at point blank rank. he was right there. luckily, the gun jammed giving the speaker, the security and the crowd time to grab the would-be assassin. the gunman is a bulgarian of turkish dissent >>> two great hall of famers in baseball have passed away. stan "the man" played 12 seasons with the cardinals. he was award the presidential medal of freedom. he died of natural causes saturday at the age of 92. fiery manager, earl weaver, died saturday. famous famouses for his spirited fights. h
nbc news has not been able to verify its authenticity. inside the plant, soldiers found an arsenal of weapons left by the militants. hostages tell of extreme brutality of having explosives strapped to their chest. david cameron, british prime minister, outraged. >> we need to work with others to defeat the terrorists. >> reporter: burnt-out wreckage sits on the road close to the plant and the algerian army continues to search the site. they fear terrorists may still be hiding out....
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in a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 17% say the border is mostly secure. that reality comes in to focus when you travel to the texas and arizona borders as mark potter did with us. >> they are running. >> reporter: despite a dramatic drop in illegal immigration nationwide, there is now a rise in mexicans crossing the border, as many flee the poverty and violence in central america. drug trafficking is also rampant here, enflaming the arguments over comprehensive immigration reform. >> we have here an unknown grave, unknown person. >> reporter: benny martinez is the chief deputy of brooks county, texas, 75 miles north of the border. last year officials there found the corpses of 129 immigrants who died after crossing the border. martinez fears immigration reform will spark even more illegal border crossings. >> it has to -- it just makes sense. it will increase the volume of people coming across. >> reporter: elsewhere in southern arizona, nbc news hid motion sensitive cameras and recorded these images of drug smugglers crossing private land. it is a concer
in a new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, 17% say the border is mostly secure. that reality comes in to focus when you travel to the texas and arizona borders as mark potter did with us. >> they are running. >> reporter: despite a dramatic drop in illegal immigration nationwide, there is now a rise in mexicans crossing the border, as many flee the poverty and violence in central america. drug trafficking is also rampant here, enflaming the arguments over comprehensive...
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the medical examiner's office in oklahoma city telling nbc news at this point there were ten fatalitys. the bodies are en route tomorrow to the chief medical examiner's office. no further details available. as you mentioned. one of the areas that appear to have been taken a direct hit was moore, oklahoma. that was a suburb south of oklahoma city. the area that took a direct hit was a neighborhood with an elementary school towers plaza elementary school. their search is under way, this tornado took place at a time when school was letting out. so there was some kids still in school. others able get out at this particular school, according to reports, the older children in the 4th, rath and 6th grade were able to get out. children in k-3 were unaccounted for. according to a.p. there were several children rescued live from the rubble. as you can imagine, a very intense scene in moore, oklahoma tonight, larry. >> bertha, nbc news is reporting that the hospital in moore was destroyed. that sounds like a real bad story. >> reporter: one of the weather channel reporters was saying this is the
the medical examiner's office in oklahoma city telling nbc news at this point there were ten fatalitys. the bodies are en route tomorrow to the chief medical examiner's office. no further details available. as you mentioned. one of the areas that appear to have been taken a direct hit was moore, oklahoma. that was a suburb south of oklahoma city. the area that took a direct hit was a neighborhood with an elementary school towers plaza elementary school. their search is under way, this tornado...
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frances koe, nbc news. >> and nbc's bill karins will have more in just a few minutes. >>> no to an nbc exclusive with president obama, including an apology. nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd sat down and asked about a promise he made to the american people where he said, if you like your health insurance, you can keep it, period. >> well, first of all, i went what i said, and we worked hard to make sure that we implemented it properly. but obviously we didn't do a good enough job and i regret that. we're talking about 5% of the population who are in the individual market, out there buying health insurance on their own. even though it only effects a small amount of the population, it means a lot to em in, obviously, when they get this letter, cancelled. and i am deeply concerned about it and i have assigned my team to see what can we do to close some of the holes and gaps in the law. >> do you feel like you owe these folks an apology for even if you didn't do it intentionally? for misleading them? at this point they feel misled and you have seen the anger out there. >>
frances koe, nbc news. >> and nbc's bill karins will have more in just a few minutes. >>> no to an nbc exclusive with president obama, including an apology. nbc news chief white house correspondent chuck todd sat down and asked about a promise he made to the american people where he said, if you like your health insurance, you can keep it, period. >> well, first of all, i went what i said, and we worked hard to make sure that we implemented it properly. but obviously we...
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kristin dalgren, nbc news, phoenix. >> see you on the treadmill. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm teri mcsweeney. >>> raising money to help prevent drunk-driving and talking for the first time of what brought the reality of drunk-driving to his doorstep. we are live in san carlos with details. >> he lost two of his family members recently. that's what got him involved with m.a.d.d. his aunt and uncle went to the super bowl in new orleans and hours later, they were killed by a drunk driver. he was the last person to see them. he struggles with the pain from the unexpected loss. today, he signed autographs. dinner tonight will also be held to raise money for mothers against drunk-driving. walker who played for the niners signed a four-year deal with the tennessee titans. the move is bittersweet for him. he's grateful for the opportunit
kristin dalgren, nbc news, phoenix. >> see you on the treadmill. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. see you tomorrow morning on "today" and right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. >> i'm teri mcsweeney. >>> raising money to help prevent drunk-driving and talking for the first time of what brought the reality of...
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nbc news has not been able to verify its authenticity. some hostages have talked of extreme brutality. >> translator: i told them that i was an algerian muslim and they said okay, okay, don't be scared. we haven't come for you. we have come to exterminate the crusaders. >> reporter: abdul rah man al najiri was their leader. the plant was a joint venture between al jeer in a's state-owned company and bp. five of the workers are missing and bp says four of their members are unaccounted for. >> tragically we have grave fears that we may have fatalities from this group. >> reporter: bp confirmed one american survived, the plant manager, mark copp from texas but it's thought 23 hostages lost their lives here in the desert. annabel roberts, nbc news, london. >>> we turn to the bizarre story playing out in this country involving manti te'o, the all-american notre dame linebacker who was apparently caught up in an online hoax. te'o told espn he was the victim, not part of the hoax. nbc's mike taibbi has the latest. >> manti te'o! >> reporter: in
nbc news has not been able to verify its authenticity. some hostages have talked of extreme brutality. >> translator: i told them that i was an algerian muslim and they said okay, okay, don't be scared. we haven't come for you. we have come to exterminate the crusaders. >> reporter: abdul rah man al najiri was their leader. the plant was a joint venture between al jeer in a's state-owned company and bp. five of the workers are missing and bp says four of their members are...
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nbc news. the capitol. >> reporter: tour boats loaded with visitors to the statute of liberty and ellis island today. but come tuesday, lady liberty and national parks coast-to-coast will close if the government shuts down. >> the fact that the statute of
nbc news. the capitol. >> reporter: tour boats loaded with visitors to the statute of liberty and ellis island today. but come tuesday, lady liberty and national parks coast-to-coast will close if the government shuts down. >> the fact that the statute of
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kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, who is the man behind the barge? new details about the tanker crash at the bay bridge and the pil pilot's checkered history. >> reporter: and in san jose we may soon see more curbside dining outside. i'll tell you why it may cost the city nothing. >>> surgery suspended the problem left in the east bay hospital scrambling this afternoon. >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathai. it could have been disastrous. everyone is having trouble understanding how it exactly happened. tonight federal investigators are joining the probe into what's being now called a major incident. an oil tanker hitting the bay bridge for the first time -- excuse me, for the second time in five years. we have live team coverage tonight. ba
kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> that is our broadcast on a tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> right now at 6:00, who is the man behind the barge? new details about the tanker crash at the bay bridge and the pil pilot's checkered history. >> reporter: and in san jose we may...
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an nbc news investigation. tonight what richard engel has uncovered about how many people are dying and who they are. >>> and what did she say? how the first lady handled a heckler last night, and how she gave as good as she got. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it happened in an instant. it shook the ground around it. suddenly a huge area was levelled in center city, philadelphia. a building collapse that looked more like an explosion. the first of the first responders arrived within two minutes. that's when the search got under way as rescuers followed voices beneath tons of building materials. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's kristen dahlgren at the scene. >> reporter: witnesses describe a huge rumble and crash. [ sirens ] and then the sounds of cries and moans from beneath the bricks and concrete. one man in his truck was stopped at a red light nearby. >> all of the sudden you heard the bricks started falling at first. smoke and dust. next thing you know the pole came down over the top of
an nbc news investigation. tonight what richard engel has uncovered about how many people are dying and who they are. >>> and what did she say? how the first lady handled a heckler last night, and how she gave as good as she got. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it happened in an instant. it shook the ground around it. suddenly a huge area was levelled in center city, philadelphia. a building collapse that looked more like an explosion. the first of the...
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michelle franzen, nbc news, hillsborough, new jersey. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes. [ male announcer ] switch and add a wireless receiver. get u-verse tv for $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles rethink possible. >>> good evening, i'm diane dwyer. terry mcsweeney is off tonight. police are looking for a pickup truck that was involved in a deadly hit-and-run last night. it was their alum avenue and hillary. >> the vick time is a 61-year-old man
michelle franzen, nbc news, hillsborough, new jersey. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv...
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in a statement to nbc news, u.n. weapons inspectors say the transportation of the most critical chemical material before december 31st is unlikely. syria says it's fighting a war against radical terrorism. as political leaders prepare to meet in switzerland in january to try to find a solution to the war, the assad regime today defended its actions on the international stage, sending a representative to carry a message to pope francis. while the vatican has not said what that message was, the pope continues to pray for an end to the war. prayers that seem so far unanswered. those talks that are scheduled to take place at the end of january, they are already in jeopardy. it is nearly impossible, according to some analysts, to get all the syrian opposition rebels to agree on anything, let alone to come attend these talks. >> before we let you go, what can you tell us about the growing unrest in egypt? >> reporter: well, supporters of the muslim brotherhood there, students took to two campuses across the capital cairo.
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mark potter, nbc news, melbourne beach, florida. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i will see you tomorrow on "today" and then back here tomorrow evening. have a good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. we start with developing news. the white house is urging north korea to release an 85-year-old man who has been held there more than a month. merrill newman is from pal oo ao and a career war veteran. we have the latest including new video, as well. >> reporter: merrill newman's wife spoke to nbc news earlier this week. the family said nothing in response to a video of the 85-year-old that surfaced yesterday. on that video released by north korea's official news agency, he's seen reading a handwritten apology. at the end of the statement he bows, then there is video of the korean war veteran putting his thumb print on each page of his confession. an expert says this is clear a force add poll ji. it's likely newman read it with the hope it would secure his release. >>
mark potter, nbc news, melbourne beach, florida. >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. i will see you tomorrow on "today" and then back here tomorrow evening. have a good night, everyone. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. we start with developing news. the white house is urging north korea to release an 85-year-old man who has been held there more than a month....
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andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life or death struggle that has captured attention around the world. 11 whales trapped under the ice, running out of breathing room. and just as a rescue mission was ramping up, something unexpected took place. it's all happening way up in remote northern quebec. and nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson has our report. >> this is a scene of beauty and bewilderment. the ocean's top predators, killer whales, fighting to breathe in canada's hudson bay. this pod of orcas has become an
andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the...
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"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. with the flu at epidemic levels, already in some american cities and now with the media coverage of it, it's all having a predictable effect. while it's late in the game, people are streaming in to get flu shots, hoping to avoid a very serious illness. the kind that has overwhelmed even some hospitals. one doctor in minnesota where there have been 27 deaths due to the flu said today the spread of this virus this winter is pretty much unparalleled. some places are running out of inokay legislations. others are dealing with the sick. in a moment, what the doctor says about what to do if this strikes. but we begin with a doctor who has visited three hospitals in the flu zone over just the last three days. we have two reports to start off with tonight, beginning with dr. nan nancy snyderman at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia tonight. nancy, good evening. >> good evening, brian. state by state the number of cases of inf
"nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. with the flu at epidemic levels, already in some american cities and now with the media coverage of it, it's all having a predictable effect. while it's late in the game, people are streaming in to get flu shots, hoping to avoid a very serious illness. the kind that has overwhelmed even some hospitals. one doctor in...
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nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, cruising memory lane one last time. it's bon voyage to the love boat. makes me feel even better, that's what i take. sorry, we take. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most recommended. most preferred. most studied. centrum, always your most complete. icaused by acid reflux disease, relieving heartburn,st studied. relief is at hand. for many, nexium provides 24-hour heartburn relief and may be available for just $18 a month. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exist. don't take nexium if you take clopidogrel. relief is at hand for just $18 a month. talk to your doctor about nexium. >>> friends and colleagues remembered our colleague veteran nbc news reporter john parm as the consummate broadcast journalist. four decades of distinguished service here at nbc, a white house correspondent, report other than the front line a news an
nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> when "nbc nightly news" continues, cruising memory lane one last time. it's bon voyage to the love boat. makes me feel even better, that's what i take. sorry, we take. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most recommended. most preferred. most studied. centrum, always your most complete. icaused by acid reflux disease, relieving heartburn,st studied. relief is at hand. for many, nexium provides 24-hour heartburn relief and may be available...
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ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, fields of dreams. how some parents are spending a fortune to give their kids a chance at the big leagues. later, the big business of high tech haunted houses. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ help the gulf when we made recover and learn the gulf, bp from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> as the world series plays out, how many kids and their parents must be thi
ron mott, nbc news, boston. >> when "nbc nightly news" continues on this sunday, fields of dreams. how some parents are spending a fortune to give their kids a chance at the big leagues. later, the big business of high tech haunted houses. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the...
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nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel explains. >> reporter: nbc news has examined classified documents detailing 114 drone strikes in pakistan in 2010 and '11, locations, death tolls, alleged terrorist affiliations, but they also reveal what u.s. officials don't know, like how many killed. between seven and ten in one strike, 20 to 22 in another. u.s. officials do seem certain they almost never kill civilians. in those 114 strikes, only one acknowledged civilian casualty. >> they want to maintain the myth that civilians are not harmed with drone strikes, which is simply implausible. >> reporter: what's more, about a quarter of those killed are described generically as "other militants." it suggests u.s. officials don't always know exactly how many or who they're killing, sometimes targeting suspects based on what's called a signature terrorist profile -- where they live, who they meet, who they talk to. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. >>> well, it's time now for our "first look" at politics today. joining me, syndicated columnist bob franken. bob, good morning. tha
nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel explains. >> reporter: nbc news has examined classified documents detailing 114 drone strikes in pakistan in 2010 and '11, locations, death tolls, alleged terrorist affiliations, but they also reveal what u.s. officials don't know, like how many killed. between seven and ten in one strike, 20 to 22 in another. u.s. officials do seem certain they almost never kill civilians. in those 114 strikes, only one acknowledged civilian casualty....